Thursday, February 4, 2016

Somalia Daallo Airlines Apparent Bomb Explosion

Somalia Daallo Airlines Apparent Bomb Explosion --- ===

February 2, 2016 1 killed 3 injured plane damaged  Somalia Daallo Airlines Apparent Bomb Explosion  Flying out of  Mogadishu, Somalia, an Airbus 321 had an hole blown in the fuselage and a passenger ejected.  Five minutes after taking off from Mogadishu en route to Djibouti, there was an explosion aboard Flight 159, opening a hole in the fuselage behind the 2R door. Pilots were able to land the plane at Aden Adde International Airport. Three injuries were reported and one man was claimed to have been pulled from the plane during or after the explosion; this report was later validated by Heidi Vogt of The Wall Street Journal. Her article went on to claim that the man who was sucked from the plane was the one who detonated the charges in an apparent suicide bombing attempt, arriving at the airport in a wheelchair to circumvent security. Authorities have not ruled out a mechanical failure. Initial tests of the damage on Flight 159 came back positive for explosive residue.

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February 2016MogadishuAirbus 321SX-BHSHole in Fuselage, damage from subsequent fireFive minutes after taking off from Mogadishu enroute to Djibouti, there was an explosion aboard Flight 159, opening a hole in the fuselage behind the 2R door. Pilots were able to land the plane at Aden Adde International Airport. Three injuries were reported and one man was claimed to have been pulled from the plane during or after the explosion; this report was later validated by Heidi Vogt of The Wall Street Journal. Her article went on to claim that the man who was sucked from the plane was the one who detonated the charges in an apparent suicide bombing attempt, arriving at the airport in a wheelchair to circumvent security.



Daallo Airlines Flight 159

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Daallo Airlines Flight 159
Airbus A321-100 Hermes Airlines (HRM) "Air Méditerranée" SX-BHS - MSN 642 (10297421475).jpg
The aircraft involved in the incident (2013)
Incident summary
Date2 February 2016
SummaryOn-board explosion
SiteEn-route over Somalia
Passengers74
Crew7
Injuries (non-fatal)3
Fatalities1
Survivors80
Aircraft typeAirbus A321-100
OperatorDaallo Airlines
RegistrationSX-BHS
Flight originAden Adde International Airport,Somalia
DestinationDjibouti–Ambouli International Airport
Daallo Airlines Flight 159 (DAO 159/D3 159) was a scheduled international passenger flight, operated by Somali-owned Daallo Airlines. (IATA code D3) The flight had an explosion aboard shortly after take-off.

Aircraft[edit]

The aircraft involved was an Airbus A321-100, SX-BHS, owned by Hermes Airlines, but operated byDaallo Airlines at the time of the incident. The aircraft was had has been previously operated by Hermes AirlinesAir MediterraneeMyanmar Airways International and Swissair. The aircraft made its first flight on 6 January 1997, making it 19 years old. The aircraft previously experienced a runway excursion after landing at Lyon Saint-Exupery Airport on 29 March 2013.[1]

Incident[edit]

Five minutes after taking off from MogadishuSomalia, at 11.00 local time, en route to Djibouti City, at an altitude of about 14,000 ft,[2] there was an explosion aboard, opening a hole in the fuselage behind the R2 door.[3][4] The explosion was most likely close to seats 15/16F, abeam the forward wing root.[5] There were 74 passengers on board at the time of the incident.[6] Passengers were moved to the rear of theAirbus A321[7] and pilots were able to turn around and perform an emergency landing at Mogadishu'sAden Adde International Airport, causing brief closure of the airport.[8] Three injuries were reported, and reports stated that a burnt body fell from the aircraft, landing in the village of Dhiiqaaley near Balad, Somalia.[9]

Investigation[edit]

Somalia's Air Accident Investigatory Authority (SAAIA) stated on 3 February, that one person was missing from the aircraft once it had returned to Mogadishu and confirming that the missing person's body was found near Balad Town.[6] An investigation is underway by the National Intelligence and Security Agencyto determine if explosion was caused by a prematurely detonated bomb, a mechanical malfunction,[10] or possibly an oxygen bottle exploding.[6] Daallo Airlines, in a statement, said that a technical team of Hermes Airlines, the owner of the aircraft, as well as the aircraft's manufacturer, Airbus, are also playing a role in the active investigation.[11] Initial tests of the damage on Flight 159 came back positive for explosive residue.[8]

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References[edit]

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  3. Jump up^ Rivers, Martin (2 February 2016). "Cause Of Daallo Airlines A321 Explosion Unclear: CEO". Forbes. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. Jump up^ "Two Reported Injured After Explosion on Airliner in Somalia | VICE News".VICE News. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. Jump up^ "2016-02-02 Daallo Airlines A321 damaged by explosion at Mogadishu » JACDEC". Retrieved 2016-02-03.
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  8. ^ Jump up to:a b "Somalia jet explosion: 2 injured, hole left in plane - CNN.com". CNN. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  9. Jump up^ "AirLive.net: BREAKING Explosion on board an A321 few mins after taking off from Mogadishu". Air Live. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  10. Jump up^ "Somalia: Plane makes emergency landing in Mogadishu after ‘explosion’ in mid-flight". Horseed Media. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  11. Jump up^ "Press Release for Flight D3 159 – 2 Feb 2016". Daallo Airlines. DAALLO Airlines. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  12. Jump up^ "Emergency landings after explosions, structural damage". The Big Story. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

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